Skating-overshoe.



L; FREEMAN.

SKATING OVERSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.'I. I913.

'1 a 1 60, 1 590 Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

shown in l LOUIS FREEMAN, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

SKATING-OVERSHOE.

Specification of Letters Ratent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed December 1, 1913. Serial No. 804,062

To all whom it may concern: I

lie it known that 1. Louis FREEMAN, a subject of the. King of GreatBritain, and resident of the city of Montreal, in the Province of Quebecand Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Skating-Overshoes, of which the following is a. full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an overshoe which can he worn over skatingboots having attached ice skates, and the object is attained byproviding an overshoe having a longitudinal slit in the center of thesole, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 aside elevation of the overshoe for the left foot. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the overshoe open. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan vievv'ot' thesole and heel.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A designates the sole whichis pierced by a slit or opening B, commencing at a point approximatelyone-quarter of an inch from the toeand running in a straight line fromthe center of the toe to the center of the heel C at the back. This slitB is enlarged or widened at the front end, as shown at B the receptionof the first pillar of the fie. The sole is reinforced around thisopening, as shown at B This reinforcement may if desired heextended theentire length of the slit.

At the hack of the heel, the opening 13 runs horizontally a shortdistance-toward the inner side of the overshoc, thus separating the heeland upper, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. for e short distance. The outerportion D oi he upper terminates approximately at the center of the backin line with the slit B. while the inner portion E is provided with aflap F adapted to overlie the rear part of he outer upper D, as clearlyl, and be attached thereto hv means of an suitahle fastening devices G.it xvii he ted that in making the overshocs, no provision made in theslit- E for any of the skate pillars except at the toe. This is becausethe pillars ditier in size and position in nearly all makes of skates.The purchaser ot the overshoe can easily enthe slit ii to suit hisskates, or the adstnient run he made by the vendor when .l A theover-shoes are sold.

The application of the device is extremely simple. The t'astenings G arereleased and the overshoe opened, as shown in Fig. 2. It s then pulledover the toe of the skating boot, the split sole opening so as to passthe pillars of the skate. When the overshoe is in place, the flap F isfolded over the outer side D of the upper and secured by the fasteningsG. This closes the slit B and forms a complete covering over the.skating boot.

The overshoe may be made of any. suitable materials and provided withany suitable kind of warm lining.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. An ovcrshoehaving a sole provided with a slit piercing said sole and extendinglongitudinally thereof from the heel end to adjacent the toe endthereof, and an upper constructed and arranged to open up the hack ofthe overshoe from the heel end of the said slit.

2. An overshoe having a sole providedpierclng said sole and extending"with a slit longitudinally thereof from the heel end to adjacent the toeend thereofand being of sufficient length to receive the pillars of askate and an upper constructed and arranged to open up the back of theovershoef from the heel end of said slit. I

An overshoc having a sole provided with a slit longitudinally thereoffrom the heel end to adjacent the toe end thereof and being ofsufficient length to receive the pillars of a skate, an upperconstructed and arranged to open up the back of the overshoe from the.

heel end of said slit, and a flap extending from the inner side of theupper over the outer side thereof to form a closure for the opening inthe upper-at the back of the overshoe.

4. An overshoe for use with skating boots having a sole provided witha.slit iercing said sole and extending at one en to the edge of thesole, said slit being adapted to receive the pillars of a skate,.and anupper having a closure opening extending upwardly from the end of theslit at the edge of the sole.

5. An overshoe for use with skatin boots having asole provided with aslit piercing said sole and extending at one end to the edge of thesole, said slit having an enlargement adapted to receiveone of thepillars of a. skate, and an upper having a closure opening extendingupwardly. from the end of-the slit at the edge of the sole.

piercing said sole andextending 6. Ano'vershoe for use with skatingboots overlap the upper at the other side of said having a sole providedwith a slit piercing opening and cooperating fastening means said soleand extending at one end to the on the-flap and upper. edge of the sole,saidslit having an en- In witness whereof I have hereunto set v 5larg'emeut adapted to receive one of the pilmy hand in the presence oftwo witnesses. L5

lars of aslrate an upper having a closure opening extending upwardlyfrom the end I LGUIS N of the slit at the edge of the sole, a flapWitnesses: forming a continuation of the upper at one. S. R. W. ALLEN,

10 side of the closure opening and adapted to G; M. MORELAND.

